signs of aging

Sunday, 2 March 2008 8:02 pm by noel
posted in cycling

i was in san pablo the weekend of the 22nd to the 25th of february. i brought kikay along so that i can get some riding done and maybe practice on my climbing skills.
i set out on an unusually warm saturday morning as it has been very cool everyday for the past week or so. [...]

nomad mother

Sunday, 3 February 2008 6:00 am by noel
posted in people

my mother is here for a short visit. she left san pablo at 5 in the morning to get to see robin perform in his field demo at 8am. she’ll head back to the province tomorrow afternoon after a homecoming reunion at holy spirit.
i have often thought of my mother’s side of the [...]

a silent zone

Thursday, 24 January 2008 10:40 pm by noel
posted in mine, nothing, people

a friend of mine once asked me, “you’re not comfortable with silence, are you?”
i was babbling on and on about something inconsequential i think. the question was more of a statement than a real question and it gave me pause.
“no. i’m not.”, came my reply. she just nodded.
that one question got me started on how [...]

first ride for 2008

Thursday, 3 January 2008 11:23 pm by noel
posted in cycling

first ride of the year. its a 20km (or thereabouts) loop in san pablo city. the pictures were actually taken 31 december 2007 but i took cherry out on the same loop on 02 january 2008 and i didn’t have time to take pictures then so…
i don’t know the total distance covered because i don’t [...]